Welcome to Champaign County ...
Time Zone: Champaign County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Urbana is the Seat for Champaign County.
Champaign County was founded in 1833 and was created by taking area from Vermilion County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Champaign had a population of 209,689 people. This is an increase of 4.04% since the last Census (which gave a population of 201,546 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Champaign represented 1.57% of the total population of Illinois.
Below are some of the communities located in Champaign County:
- Bondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Broadlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Champaign
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Champaign County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
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- Foosland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gifford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Champaign County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
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- Ivesdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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- Longview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mahomet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Champaign County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
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- Pesotum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Philo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Philo is located in Champaign County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
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- Rantoul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Champaign County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
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- Sadorus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Savoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Savoy is located in Champaign County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
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- Sidney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney is located in Champaign County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
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- Thomasboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tolono
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tolono is located in Champaign County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
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- Urbana
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Urbana is located in Champaign County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
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Websites of Interest ...
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- Websites for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Ford County
- McLean County
- Piatt County
- Vermilion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |